Vocabulary

生き字引

walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

noun

Example sentences

He is a man of great knowledge, that is to say, a walking dictionary.

He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.

Our teacher is, as it were, a walking dictionary.

That old man is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.

Mr Johnson is, as it were, a walking dictionary.

My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.

She is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.